An autopsy report released in December found 17-year-old Cedric Lofton sustained life-threatening injuries after being arrested by Wichita police. The autopsy firmly ruled his death as a homicide, contradicting previous reports.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Black youth's death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Monday that contradicts an earlier, preliminary finding that the teenager hadn't suffered life-threatening injuries.